Up to 41 distinct chemical species in 5 different categories (ie, sternutating [respiratory irritant], lacrimatory [tearing], pulmonary [choking], vesicant [blister], and systemic [blood] agents) were used on battlefields between 1914 and 1918, although most of the damage was limited to chlorine, phosgene, and sulfur mustard.

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